Sarasin & Partners LLP Acquires 34,496 Shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $VT

Sarasin & Partners LLP grew its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:VT) by 64.1% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 88,310 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,496 shares during the period. Sarasin & Partners LLP’s holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF were worth $13,860,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 57.0% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,709,296 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,228,533,000 after acquiring an additional 3,161,632 shares in the last quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 1,960.2% during the 4th quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,355,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $332,858,000 after purchasing an additional 2,241,492 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 69.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,369,493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $742,708,000 after purchasing an additional 2,196,829 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF by 30.7% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,649,142 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $937,928,000 after purchasing an additional 1,562,614 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bain Capital Public Equity LP bought a new position in Vanguard Total World Stock ETF in the 4th quarter worth $163,094,000.

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA:VT opened at $159.92 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $156.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $150.06. Vanguard Total World Stock ETF has a 12 month low of $130.48 and a 12 month high of $162.00. The stock has a market cap of $79.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.34 and a beta of 0.92.

About Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, which covers both well-established and still-developing markets. The Fund invests in both foreign and the United States stocks. The fund offers three classes of shares: Investor Shares, Institutional Shares, and ETF Shares. As of April 30, 2012, the Fund invests in sectors, such as consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, telecommunication services and utilities.